Michigan Tech Preschool is accepting registrations for the 2012-13 school year. The fall semester begins Wednesday, Sept. 5, with a registration day; the first day of classes will be Thursday, Sept. 6. Part-time morning or afternoon classes may be available.

The preschool offers a play-based curriculum, which gives children opportunities to make friends and develop social skills. It also offers teacher-directed learning opportunities in large and small group settings, using music, games, stories and arts and crafts. For daily outdoor play, there is a large enclosed playground.

The preschool is located in Daniell Heights. All members of the community are welcome to attend. NonEnglish-speaking children are welcome. Children must be three years old by Dec. 1 for the three-year-old class and four years old by Dec. 1 for the four-year-old class. All children must also be fully toilet trained to be eligible for enrollment. Families living in Daniell Heights receive a fifty percent tuition discount.

Michigan Tech alumnus Bryan Reamer '86 and his big, boisterous and unlikely family are the subject of "10 Kids, 2 Dads," a special airing on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, at 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.

OWN is on Charter cable channel 154 in Houghton.

Reamer and his partner have adopted 10 at-risk children ranging from three-and-a-half to 19 years old.

"As a committed gay couple living in suburban Michigan, Clint and Bryan wanted to start a family," according to World of Wonder, the show's production company. "But 10 African American kids and nonstop commotion weren't exactly what they envisioned. After their first successful adoption, the agency kept calling with more children in need of a forever home. And Clint and Bryan created a full house."

In a report on job growth generated by the Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation SmartZone, CBS Detroit featured an aerial photo of Michigan Tech and mentioned that Tech engineering students will work at Dematic's new facility in Houghton. See SmartZone.